$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $144
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lower Daintree · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lower Daintree
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A total absence of renters marks the housing landscape in Lower Daintree, where every single household owns or holds its home under other arrangements. This unique tenure pattern is paired with housing costs that sit well below both state and national figures.
$250
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Daintree — lower than 60% of areas.
| Lower Daintree | $250 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | $260 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the national figure of $1,863. Weekly rents are also much lower than the rest of the country, sitting at $250 compared to the Australian typical of $375.
$1,300 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lower Daintree, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
No one rents in this area, a figure far below the Queensland average of 33.1%. Instead, 36.7% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national rate of 31.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Lower Daintree splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (43%) and Owned outright (39%), with Other tenure at 18%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home here is a separate house, a proportion far above the national figure of 72.3%. While these homes are often smaller—with 56.7% having three or more bedrooms, far below the state average—they are more crowded, with 0.90 people per bedroom.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 88.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
56.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lower Daintree, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lower Daintree, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (32%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lower Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31692/lower-daintree/topic/housing-dwellings